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How to Grow Hostas

How to Grow Hosta Plants


Hostas are shade loving perennial plants, that thrive in cold climates and provide unsurpassed texture and color to the shade garden. Hostas are well-behaved multipliers, sending out new shoots each year which will provide you with lush divisions in just a few years after first planting.

The two main threats to Hostas are deer, who will take out a hosta bed in a matter of minutes, and slugs or snails. Secure fencing is the only way to prevent deer form destroying your Hostas and Sluggo Plus, an organic pest control product, takes cares of any slugs or snails. Voles and gophers can also be a problem if they frequent your garden.
How to plant your hosta plants:
  • Hostas are heavy feeders, having to re-grow lots of foliage each year.  
  • Give your Hosta plant a good start by amending your soil with organic matter (no animal manure!), compost, peat moss or leaf mold.
  • Prepare the planting hole, digging it as deep and as wide as your container.
  • Remove the hosta from its pot and lightly tease the roots, separating slightly.
  • Place the hosta in the hole, with the crown at soil level, and back-fill with soil.
  • Broadcast Down to Earth All-Purpose Organic fertilizer around the base of the hosta.
  • Water well and mulch around the base of the plant. 
When planting your hosta, please remember that they can get very big and allow extra room for mature sizes. Check the mature size of your hosta when purchasing as some varieties are dwarf growing only to 10 inches tall while other hosta varieties reach over 5 feet at maturity.
Hostas love water as long as your soil has good drainage.  The more water, the larger the leaf and the healthier the plant.  Hosta plants thrive in full shade to part sun. Avoid the hot afternoon sun which will probably scorch the leaves. 


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